Party in a Pot: A Friday Night Visit to TaiFeng Taiwanese Hotpot
I am normally not a fan of Friday nights in Kuala Lumpur. At 5pm I am ready for my husband to be home so I can quit my weekly…
Rubberduck – a smoothie bowl heaven in Plaza Damas
Plaza Damas has been off my radar for quite some time but I have been eyeing some beautiful and super healthy looking smoothie bowls on Instagram. They originate in a…
Wild Honey – all day breakfast at the Pavilion
The wave of new brunch places continues and that's just great, brunch is the ultimate family meal, after all. This time we checked out Wild Honey, a popular Singapore chain…
Audrey Lim’s Malaysian Tapas AND Giveaway
When I think of Malaysian food I think of the many tastes, smells and flavours found at the markets, hawker stalls and restaurants of Malaysia. Maybe it’s the best nasi…
Dahmakan: Delicious Dishes Delivered to Your Doorstep
I have a confession to make. I love the idea of cooking but often, the act doesn't live up to the hype. Though I imagine myself all Nigella goddess, whipping up…
Kefir – an easy to make healthy drink
This post is about Kefir (pronounced kuh'feer) - not coffee, but kefir! Coffee, aah! For die-hard coffee drinkers, it is hard to imagine life without it. Recently there have been…
Gluten-free buckwheat waffles
The wonderful world of waffles made an entry into my life by sheer serendipity. A sandwich maker I bought a decade ago came with waffle plates. Until then, I had…
Ramadan craft ideas
The fasting month of Ramadan is here. We are lucky to share some ideas for cool crafts and healthy Ramadan snacking for the young ones by Manal from @Hello Holy Days,…
Growing plants in tires
Heat of the tropics wears down car tires pretty quickly, but I had never paid much attention to the fate of the old tires. For some reason this time I…
Amazin’ Graze: The granola gods have answered my prayers
One of the many reasons I love living in South East Asia is that I like my breakfasts salty. I have never been one to embrace sweet cereals and pastries.…
The Frisky Goat Bakery and Cafè
Having lived in KL for over 3 years’, I have noticed that I don’t get out a lot. Don’t get me wrong, I love KL, I’m just all consumed by…
Yee Sang
With such a traditional name one could easily be fooled into believing that this is a very old Chinese custom. But ask any Chinese person, who has never lived in…
CNY cookies
Chinese New Year is time of feasting and constant snacking, like any festival. Cookies play an important part in the celebrations - like in many other Malaysian festivals - and…
Jocom – mobile grocery shopping
For those of us who hate heat, run from rain, and prefer a paddy wagon than mall parking, the emergence of online grocery shopping is better than sliced bread! I…
How to Survive Christmas Cooking in KL
It's T-5 days til Christmas and I am sat on my bed, surrounded by a batch of unwritten Christmas cards--an annual procrastination event in and of itself. Fortunately, for the…
Pomelo salad
My neighbour alerted me to the arrival of the Pomelo season by bringing these beauties back from the family orchard in Ipoh. Apparently pomelos ripen around Mid Autumn Festival and…